Campbell police arrest Youngstown man on weapons, drug charges

CAMPBELL — City police arrested a 35-year-old Youngstown man with a history of criminal charges for driving under suspension and for having a loaded handgun with him.

Morris D. Perry, 35, of East Florida Avenue, was stopped by police at 1:35 p.m. Tuesday on McCartney Road after a random registration check revealed he was driving the vehicle under suspension. His driver’s license had been suspended because of child support and drug offenses.

When officers approached the vehicle, they smelled fresh, unburned marijuana coming from inside. Perry told police he had smoked marijuana before getting into the vehicle, according to police reports.

Police searched the vehicle and found a loaded .45-caliber handgun in the center console. Perry, however, is prohibited from having weapons because of prior convictions, police said.

Perry is charged with illegal possession of weapons, a third-degree felony; carrying concealed weapons, a fifth-degree felony; and driving under suspension, a first-degree misdemeanor.

He was placed in city jail without bond, and is set to make an initial court appearance in Campbell Municipal Court at 9 a.m. Friday.